Do I need to walk regularly in the forest for my mental health?
In the modern world, man is subject to a constant collapsing, growing more and more urbanization, the action of industry. The incidence of diseases is increasing. One of the types of recreation of an urban person is outdoor recreation. However, nature is not only calming, but also healing. In some eastern countries, for example in Japan, there is even a whole medical procedure called "bathing in the forest". We call it sylvotherapy. For the therapeutic purpose of using park compositions, collected according to certain rules and having a therapeutic effect. The action of green spaces is linked in turn with the help of phytoncides - volatile substances with antimicrobial properties that can kill some insects, etc. The phytoncides themselves are nothing like plant immunity. Prominent examples of plants are pine trees, juniper. Also broadleaf trees clean the air from dust. What are the medicinal properties of these volatile substances? Firstly, it is, of course, antibacterial ac...